Problem

Reduced stock of low-income housing

Other Names:
Lack of cheap accommodation
Incidence:
Many homeless are the victims of reduced stocks of low-income housing. For example, single-room occupancy hotel units were reduced from 127,000 to 14,000 in New York City between 1970 and 1983.
Subject(s):
Social Activity Income
Amenities Housing, tenants
Commerce Merchandise
Societal Problems Scarcity
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 10: Reduced InequalityGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
19.12.1999 – 00:00 CET